Joseph White

Please to. Remember that the process for Fungal dominated compost / leaf mold takes a long time.
The speed up using nitrogen sources tends toward bacterial dominant compost. Which is good and needed.  One should be able to blend fungal dominant compost / leaf mold with the hot compost (bacterial dominant) to source the best microbe plant supplement.

While collecting leaves look for rotten tree branches that have signs of decomposition. Add to leaf mold mound by breaking up in to smallest pieces.

Please to Remember to Take some and Lave some But do not Take the very best.
The limbs are there to continue the tree life cycle.  Be Kind to the Tree